Antifungal powder

[kdreptiles]

Ugh, two of my eggs are molding on their "imperfection spots". They have nice veining, and look alright otherwise. Which brand do you all recommend, or do you recommend something different than antifungal powder?

The one that has the obvious spot on it and the one above it are the ones growing mold.

[axeman569]

I have never had any luck with the powder stopping the mold. I have also never lost any other eggs due to mold spread. I used tinactin (sp). The mold stopped at the bad eggs. I might be me but I don't see mold on your eggs. The mold I have gotten has been Green and smelly.

[kdreptiles]

Axeman, you're right, this pic was the day they were laid. They are now on day 9. The mold on them is greenish, not smelly as far as I know. I am not worried about mold spreading, I am worried about the mold killing these two eggs that are so obviously fertile.

[axeman569]

I've never had a good egg mold. How are your temps and humidity? Is there any water dripping down onto the eggs at all? You could certainly try the powder and see if it helps.

[kdreptiles]

I posted this in the breeding section and only got response from one person....

These eggs are now on day 10 and their "imperfections" have started to grow mold. I am not concerned about the mold spreading to other eggs, but I am concerned about the mold killing the two otherwise healthy eggs they are growing on. The spots started off hard and yellow, and now look like water spots, but humidity is perfect, no condensation anywhere in the egg tub, no dripping water.

Has anyone had success with antifungal powder? If so, which brand, and if not, is there anything else that would work?

Right after they were laid


Today - day 10. I wiped away the mold but you can still see where it was growing.


The one with the very large molding spot - camera messed up the lighting and made it glow yellowish


The one with the smaller molding spot

[kdreptiles]

Anyone?

[The Serpent Merchant]

The eggs look like they are too wet to me. Have you considered putting some egg crate into the tub to lift the eggs out of the substrate?

http://www.homedepot.com/p/24-in-x-4...6#.UVEOZr_qo_s

I wouldn't put anti-fungal powder into the tub, or on the eggs. Just get them out of the wet substrate and see if that resolves this issue.

[dbherp]

I use Lotrimin athletes foot powder. It usually stops the growth with just a small application.

[SlitherinSisters]

Phew, you need to give us some time to answer! One thread is plenty, plus you want breeding questions to go here, the picture sub forum gets flooded every day all day and your thread will only show for a day on that page.


As for the eggs, you have them too wet. I would get them off the substrate asap so you don't have to deal with that anymore. It's so much easier to go substrateless, you don't have the headache of trying to figure out how wet it needs to be. All you have to do is put light diffuser on top of that vermiculite and put the eggs on it. The two with mold may be a loss, but you can certainly try some antifungal powder, it's not going to make them any worse, but it may not save them either. I did the same thing the first year, but I ended up losing the eggs that grew mold. You'll know if you are losing them if the veins start disintegrating.

[kdreptiles]

I know it does look like they are too wet. The humidity is at 80%. There is no condensation whatsoever. The eggs are half buried in the substrate, and they have no wet spots underneath, either. Again, if you look at the first picture, the spots have been there since they were laid.